· 9/3/2002
Rosalyn Caffey v. Unum Life Insurance Co.
Citations
- 302 F.3d 576
- 29 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1971
- 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 18011
- 2002 WL 2001526
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the post-judgment interest statute requires payment of interest on an award of attorney’s fees as with any other award of damages
- “postjudgment interest should be awarded on the entire amount of the judgment, including any prejudgment interest.”
- “Under 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a), district courts are required to award post-judgment interest.”
- “Although ERISA does not mandate the award of prejudgment interest to prevailing plan participants, we have long recognized that the district court may do so at its discretion in accordance with general equitable principles.”
- postjudg- ment interest is mandatory
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Judges: Boggs, Siler, Moore
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